cork
Having the property of a head over heels rotationHaving the property of a head over heels rotation.
UK/kɔːk/US/kɔɹk/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Having the property of a head over heels rotation.
Examples
37 sentencesThe cork would not come out.
ruПробка не вытаскивалась. — marafon
Tom pulled the cork out of the bottle.
Tom put the cork back into the wine bottle.
deTom setzte den Korken wieder auf die Weinflasche. — raggione
I've never used this kind of cork screw before.
deSo einen Korkenzieher habe ich noch nie benutzt. — Waldelfe
Do you have a cork screw I could borrow?
Origin
From the traversal path resembling that of a corkscrew.From the traversal path resembling that of a corkscrew.
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Word family
46 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- cork out of
- the cork out
- get the cork